Bakus, Azerbaijan – Chelsea don land for Baku as dem dey prepare for the UEFA Champions League clash against Qarabag FK. The team, under the watchful eye of coach Enzo Maresca, don finalize their training session for Cobham and na here dem chop latest gist before dem travel.
As the players don gather for the game wey be very important for dem to secure their spot for the next round, Maresca don confirm say Pedro Neto go miss the match due to one minor injury (small wahala wey we no sabi how e start).
“No be big issue, I just dey protect am. He no go play tomorrow,” Maresca yan, as he also dey eye the next matches for the fixture. With loads of games coming up, e talk say e go make some changes for the lineup. “We need to make sure say we no burn out our players. Dis game fit give us three wins consecutively for this Champions League, and we need am badly!”
Qarabag no be small team o! Dem don already achieve two wins this season, including victory against Benfica. Na serious competition dem be. Maresca sabi this well, as e talk say, “We must respect their quality. Dis team dey play together for years, and na dem dey fight hard when dem dey play home.”
Looking ahead, Chelsea go soon face Barcelona for Stamford Bridge, and Maresca dey hope to get his star player, Cole Palmer, back for the match. “We dey manage am day by day. We hope to see am soon, as we know say na him dey add special magic to the team.”
Other players wey dey out include Dario Essugo, wey just come out from surgery, and Maresca no fit talk how long e go take before he return. “We dey find way to cover for dem, and we go manage with the squad wey we get.”
As the discussions continue, the talk about Reece James dey shine bright for Chelsea camp. The captain don dey fit again, and Maresca don confirm say he ready for three games in one week. “Na big workload, but Reece dey ready. Him dey play am well both on and off the pitch, na true leader.”
Liam Delap wey miss the previous game due to suspension, don back fit join the squad, and Maresca dey happy as him go contribute to the game. “Him fit help our scoreline, no doubt. I believe say when season end, we go dey sing his praises.”
As the match day dey near, the Chelsea team sabi say dem fit win, but dem no go under-rate the opponent. “Dis game no be about us being the favorite. Na about how we fit manage to execute our game plan,” Maresca yarn. “Qarabag get their strategies wey dey work for dem, we need to be ready.”
Andrey Santos, the young Brazilian wey don fit notably into the team this season, also share im thoughts on how e dey adapt. “I don learn plenty from my guys, and I’m ready to contribute anywhere the coach need me.”
As dem dey set for the big match, one thing sure – Chelsea dey ready to give their all for the fans, and we go dey keep eyes on them as dem dey pursue their Champions League dreams.
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